Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior, received at his office in Riyadh today a delegation of the US State Department, led by Ambassador at Large for World Religious Freedom John Hanford, currently on a visit to the Kingdom. Hanford's delegation includes Mr. Steven Liston and Ms Catherine Lorry of the State Department, James Oberwetter, the US Ambassador to the Kingdom and Mr. Michael Pontin and Mr. Ali Alashwah of the US embassy in Riyadh. During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues of mutual concern, particularly those of security nature. On the Saudi side, senior officials attended the meeting.
